DPWA hails “in-principle” Botany deal
STEVEDORE DP World Sydney says it has reached in-principle agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia for an enterprise agreement covering the next three years. This follows...
International wharfies back Aussie comrades
INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers Federation general secretary Stephen Cotton says the global union federation is concerned at the rhetoric from the Australian government regarding...
Patricks and MUA confirm waterfront truce
INDUSTRIAL action at key container terminals is set to end despite a conciliation hearing in the Fair Work Commission failing to end the impasse between Patrick Terminals and the...
Win for union as PHS suspends mooring services (with video)
PORTS and Harbour Services has announced a halt in its ship mooring services at Port Botany, following a fierce campaign against it by the Maritime Union and its members. In a...
Panel meets on Townsville Port project
THE Independent Technical Advisory Committee has met to discuss the Port of Townsville’s $193m Channel Upgrade project. The ITAC consists of marine experts who provide independent...
COSCO halts southbound bookings for early October
SHIPPING line COSCO has announced a suspension of southbound bookings to Australia for two weeks, starting 5 October. This is for the AAA and ASAL services. The company has cited...
Leading SA industry body executive calls time
CIVIL Contractors Federation South Australia chief executive Phil Sutherland has announced his resignation. He is to step down from January next year, ending a nine-year tenure....
CMA CGM acts to halt malware spread
SHIPPING giant CMA CGM says it has stopped external access to its network and computer applications as a precautionary measure. This is part of an effort to halt the spread of...
MUA makes peace offer to Patrick
THE MARITIME Union says it will use a conciliation hearing at the Fair Work Commission to formally offer Patrick Terminals a peace deal ending industrial action at company...
Cairns Marine Precinct upgrade seeks to diversify FNQ economy
A $30m investment by the Queensland government is seeking to deliver two new wharves for the Port of Cairns. The scheme also seeks to build a business case to grow Cairns as a...
CMA CGM confirms cyberattack
SHIPPING giant CMA CGM Group has confirmed that is currently dealing with a cyberattack impacting peripheral servers. As reported in Daily Cargo News, the CMA CGM website, as well...
PM weighs into waterfront stoush (with video)
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has weighed into the waterfront industrial relations dispute, saying actions by the Maritime Union were “not on”. The union has claimed that it has...
Digital Business Plan a jobs’ booster, says Chamber
THE federal government's Digital Business Plan will help to create key jobs and set Australia on a stronger course post-pandemic, ACC chief economist Ross Lambie said. The...
Restrictions eased at Victorian warehouses
AN EASING of COVID-19-related restrictions on the operations of warehouses in Melbourne have been welcomed by the transport sector. As of Sunday night, businesses can revert to...
Patrick seeks Fair Work Commission intervention in waterfront stoush
PATRICK Terminals has applied to the Fair Work Commission in order to end the MUA industrial action which, it says, is “crippling” Australia’s key container terminals. The company...
